[Angrist]

BaB, I think that guy/gal confuses immersion with identifying with the hero. Identifying might be part of it, but it's not the same as immersion.

But it's a good point. The only Half-Life that immersed me was Episode 2, which had a lot of Alex. So she was the one I started to care for, more than Freeman, who is just a mute nerd in his forties.

Then again, Aliens vs Predator was a very immersing game for me and that didn't have any characters to identify with...